Cato (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer)
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Cato was the pseudonym of an Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and warning against a powerful centralized government.
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| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist author
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pseudonymous political writer → |
| activeIn |
late 1780s
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| advocatesFor |
decentralized political power
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protection of individual liberties → strong state governments → |
| comparedWith |
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer)
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| concernedWith |
executive power
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representation in a large republic → separation of powers → |
| contextOfWork |
debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| era |
post-American Revolutionary War period
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| fieldOfWork |
American political thought
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constitutional law → political theory → |
| genre |
pamphleteering
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political commentary → political essay → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American constitutional debate
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later critiques of federal power → |
| historicalPeriod |
American Founding Era
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| influencedBy |
Roman statesman Cato the Younger
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classical republicanism → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| literaryForm |
newspaper essays
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| locationOfActivity |
New York
NERFINISHED
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| mainSubject |
U.S. Constitution
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federal government power → republican government → |
| medium |
print
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| movement |
Anti-Federalism
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| notableFor |
arguing that a large republic would endanger liberty
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criticizing the proposed U.S. presidency as too powerful → warning against dangers of consolidated national government → |
| notableWork |
Cato essays
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| opposedTo |
ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a bill of rights
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strong centralized federal government → |
| partOf |
Anti-Federalist movement
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| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalist
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| positionHeld |
opponent of U.S. Constitution ratification
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| pseudonymOf |
unknown author
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| publicationType |
newspapers
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| usedFor |
public persuasion during ratification debates
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| writingStyle |
persuasive
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polemical → |
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Anti-Federalists
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